Minke Whale
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCetacea
- FamilyBalaenopteridae (Rorquals)
- GenusBalaenoptera
- SpeciesBalaenoptera acutorostrata (Minke Whale)
The common minke whale or northern minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) is a species of minke whale within the suborder of baleen whales. It is the smallest species of the rorquals and the second smallest species of baleen whale. Although first ignored by whalers due to its small size and low oil yield, it began to be exploited by various countries beginning in the early 20th century. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Minke Whale sighting in Great Bear Rainforest, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Great Bear Rainforest
Fin Whale
Balaenoptera physalus
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
Killer Whale
Orcinus orca
Dall's Porpoise
Phocoenoides dalli
Common Porpoise
Phocoena phocoena
Gray Whale
Eschrichtius robustus
Risso's Dolphin
Grampus griseus
Northern Right Whale Dolphin
Lissodelphis borealis
Sperm Whale
Physeter macrocephalus
Striped Dolphin
Stenella coeruleoalba
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vatnajokull National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 2 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 11 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 12 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Minke Whale in Great Bear Rainforest?
About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Minke Whale sighting in Great Bear Rainforest, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Minke Whale in Great Bear Rainforest?
May has the highest sighting rate for Minke Whale in Great Bear Rainforest in our monthly data.